Calvin College to host Festival of Faith and Writing’

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Mar 5, 2014 at 12:09 PMMar 5, 2014 at 12:09 PM

Calvin College will host its biennial “Festival of Faith and Writing” event April 10 to 12 on the school’s campus, 3201 Burton St., Grand Rapids.This year’s lineup of speakers will include National Book Award winners James McBride and Mary Szybist, best-selling author Anne Lamott, renowned theologian Miroslav Volf, graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang and New York Times best-selling author Rachel Held Evans.The festival provides opportunities for avid readers and aspiring writers to discuss how issues of faith are portrayed in literary works.The deadline to register for the festival is March 14. Individual tickets to those not registered for the full festival are available at calvin.edu/boxoffice.For more information or to register: festival.calvin.edu.